Friday, July 17, 2015

An
Anzac
biscuit is
a sweet biscuit, popular in Australia and New Zealand, made using
rolled oats, flour, desiccated coconut, sugar, butter, golden syrup,
baking soda and boiling water. Anzac biscuits have long been
associated with the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps ( ANZAC)
established in World War 1.

It has been claimed the biscuits were sent by wives to soldiers abroad because the ingredients do not spoil easily and the biscuits keep well during naval transportation.

Here's a recipe
that makes 5 dozen

Anzac biscuits

1/2 cup butter

1 tbsp golden syrup

1/2 tsp bicarbonate of soda

2 tbsp boiling water

1 cup uncooked rolled oats

1 cup desiccated coconut

1 cup plain flour

1 cup brown sugar

2 tsp ginger

Melt butter and golden syrup in
large pan over a low heat. Add bicarbonate of soda mixed with boiling
water. Combine dry ingredients in a Mixing Bowl, then pour melted mixture into center and mix to a moist but firm
consistency. Drop slightly rounded teaspoonful of mixture on to cold
greased tray. Cook for about 15 minutes in a moderate oven. Cool on a
wire rack.

Wednesday, July 8, 2015

I found this simple recipe on how to can water from Self Sufficiency Magazine

Some time ago I saw where people were canning water to have on hand in case of an emergency. This made lots of sense to me (why buy water).

However this summer I was doing A LOT of canning and I needed every jar to can actual food, so I did not worry with water. Now as I am emptying jars while feeding my family I am filling them back up with water, since filled jars take up the same amount of space as empty jars. Also if you don’t have your canner full when doing a batch of something else throw in a jar of water to fill it up etc.

I am using my Tattler reusable lids as well as some used lids… DO NOT USE USED MEDAL LIDS on actual food, they are not really made to be used more than once, but if they don’t seal I am not out of work, time or money when there is only water in the jar. I have not had any of my used lids not seal on my jars of water.

The process is simple, put hot (I use filtered) water in hot jars, and process in water bath for 10 minutes. If you are just filling your canner up with an extra jar you can process as long as the rest of the batch needs to go. Then Next year when I need my jars I will just empty the water and start over.

This is an easy almost free way to help provide for your families, since we never know when we may be with out power or water for an extended period of time.